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Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Mytilus angulatus Riedel 1932
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Mytilus edulis
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Algeria Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, Denmark Species List, Estonia Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Gibraltar Species List, Greece Species List, Greenland Species List, Guernsey Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Malta Species List, Mauritania Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, The Netherlands Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Uruguay Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Black Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Kara Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Norwegian Sea Species List, North Sea Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Skagerrak Species List, White Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia ET, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Adriatic Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Mytilus edulis L. 1758
Species recognized by Femorale
Mytilus grunerianus
Species recognized by Brazil Species List
Mytilus grunerianus Dunker 1853
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Mytilus pellucidus Pennant 1777
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Mytilus trigonus
Species recognized by Argentina Species List
Mytilus abbreviatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus angulatus
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database
Mytilus borealis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs
Mytilus edulis L. 1758
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Mytilus edulis edulis
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus edulis edulis Linnaeus 1758
Subspecies recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus edulis pusillus
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus elegans
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus grunerianus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus minganensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus notatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus pellucidus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus retusus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus subsaxatilis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Mytilus vulgaris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Mytilus edulis edulis Linnaeus 1758
Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck 1819
Mytilus angulatus Williamson 1834
Mytilus borealis Lamarck 1819
Mytilus edulis pusillus Mac Gillivray 1843
Mytilus elegans Brown 1827
Mytilus grunerianus Dunker 1853
Mytilus minganensis Mighels 1844
Mytilus notatus De Kay 1843
Mytilus pellucidus Pennant 1777
Mytilus petasunculinus Locard 1886
Mytilus retusus Lamarck 1819
Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta Locard 1889
Mytilus solitarius Williamson 1834
Mytilus spathulinus Locard 1889
Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson 1834
Mytilus trigonus Locard 1889
Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus 1758
Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim 1807
Mytilus vulgaris da Costa 1778
Perna ungulina Philipsson 1788
Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus angulatus W. Williamson 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus borealis Lamarck 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus edulis pusillus MacGillivray 1843
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus elegans T. Brown 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus grunerianus Dunker 1853
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus minganensis Mighels 1844
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus notatus De Kay 1844
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus pellucidus Pennant 1777
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus petasunculinus Locard 1886
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus retusus Lamarck 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta Locard 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus solitarius W. Williamson 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus spathulinus Locard 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus subsaxatilis W. Williamson 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus trigonus Locard 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus 1758
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim 1807
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mytilus vulgaris da Costa 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Perna ungulina Philipsson 1788
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common mussel
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Blue mussel preferred
bay mussel
blue mussel
common blue mussel
common mussel
edible blue mussel

Arabic

بلح البحر الأزرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Tamr el bahr
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Asturian

Muxón preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Muskuilu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
muskuilu

Bulgarian

синя морска мида preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

musclo preferred

Chinese

紫殼菜蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
食用殼菜蛤
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

slávka jedlá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

blåmusling preferred

Dutch; Flemish

Mossel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blauwe mossel
eetbare mossel
gewone mossel

Esperanto

Mitulo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

söödav rannakarp preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Kræklingur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Sinisimpukka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

moule commune preferred
Moule commune
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
moule comestible preferred
moule commun

German

Gemeine Miesmuschel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μύδι Ατλαντικού preferred

Hungarian

ehető kékkagyló preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Kræklingur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Muslo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kupang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ムラサキイガイ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ヨーロッパイガイ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

섭조개 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ligurian

Musculu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കല്ലുമ്മക്കായ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Hees preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Blåskjel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blåskjell preferred
blåskjel

Persian

صدف کبود preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

omułek jadalny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Mexilhão preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
mexilhao

Russian

Мидия съедобная preferred

Spanish; Castilian

mejillón preferred
Mejillón común preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Swedish

Blåmussla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blåmussla

Turkish

Mavi midye preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Мідія їстівна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Trai xanh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بلح البحر الازرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Mussel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

藍青口 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

紫贻贝 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

紫殼菜蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Mytilida
Mytilidae
Mytilus Linnaeus 1758
47 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Mytilida
Mytilidae
Mytilus Linnaeus 1758
47 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus abbreviatus (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus borealis (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus grunerianus (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus minganensis (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus notatus (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus pellucidus (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus retusus (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus subsaxatilis (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus vulgaris (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
Mytilus elegans (this page)
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
Mytilus
112 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.